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NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



OCT. 3 3, 183 



MISCELLANEOUS 



" We live and learn," is a saying wtiieh every day 

 verifies. Who lias not seen and been pained at the 

 cruel punishment inflicted on a horse, who taking 

 what is called the 'studs,' refuses to move an inch 

 forward, albeit he will ' back' more readily than is 

 desiied ? Some time since a horse took the studs 

 in one of our principal streets. He was, as the by- 

 standers all agreed, remarkably stubborn. He was 

 beaten, cruelly, unmercifully, and yet he would not 

 go. He was coaxed and patted, but without effect 



^are was no -go-along' in him. It wms di.stres- 



airig to see how h<! was whipped— now over tlie 

 liead, now on the back, again on the knees ; and 

 every one was pleased, when a stranger, with a be- 

 nevolent face and an iutelligent eye, interfered. 



' That is all wrong,' he said, ' you must not beat 

 that horse any more. He has already been punish- 

 ed too severely.' 



'What are we to do then?' asked the drayman. 

 ' I have been here for two hours trying to get him 

 along. Must I let the horse stand here all day ?' 



'No,' replied the gentleman, 'the horse must go 

 along, but without any more punishment.' 

 'But he wont,' expostulated the drayman. 

 ' () yes, he will— he must. The horse, I say, 

 must go. He has but a reasonable load, looks as 

 if he is fed well, and he must go along.' 

 'That is what I think,' said the drayman. 

 ' Very well, I have seen how they make jackas- 

 ses move in South America, and they arc reputed 

 more stubborn than even horses. I shall, therefore 

 make this horse go. Now get me a rope about 

 twice as long as the horse.' 



The rope was brought, and every body stood 

 gaping, expecting, of course, that some hocus-pocus 

 was about to be performed. The gentleman di- 

 rected the rope to be tied to the horse's tail, and 

 passed between his legs out in front. He then 

 took hold of it, and gave it a pull. The horse 

 looked wild for an instant as if taken by surprise, 

 and at the same time gave indicalions, by kicking 

 behind, that he disliked the new mode of driving — 

 The rope was pulled strongly, and the. horse with a 

 very quick motion, started off. The triumph was 

 complete ; one square's driving in tiiis way enabled 

 him to return to the old mode, and the drayman 

 drove off ' amidst the shouts of the multitude.' 



' We live and learn,' may well be said. Here, by 

 8. very plain and simple expedient, a horse was 

 cured of the studs, but for the timely arrival of the 

 strange gentleman, might have been the subject of 

 cruel and continued punishment for hours longer. 

 The cause of humanity gained by it, and there was 

 also a positive gain of time, which i.s money.— fiaZ- 

 litnore Pat. 



The guillotine could not, however, be found until 

 after a lapse of many days. It was, however, set 

 up at last, with the red flag waving over it, and ear- 

 ly on the morning of the 5th of August, the two 

 criminals were brought out to undergo their sen- 

 tence ; but the Procureur du Roi was not fortlj- 

 coming to read it to them, which is legally neces- 

 sary. A boy was, however, sent with the docu- 

 ment after much delay, and got ihrnugh it with 

 tearful eyes. When the criminals were taken from 

 the carriage in which they had been conveyed to 

 the spot, no locksmitli or tool had been provided 

 for releasing them from their chains, and a consid- 

 erable time elapsed in breaking the padlocks with 

 stones, an immense crowd testifying its indigna- 

 tion at the torture of delay which was thus inflict- 

 ed upon them. 



The first victim having ascended the scaffold, it 

 was found that the executioner was not only igno- 

 rant of the mode of using the guillotine, but that he 

 was in a state of high nervous excitement. Mus- 

 tering courage, at length ho commenced his opera- 

 tions, but without success. The knife fell before 

 the head was introduced. The criminal then en- 

 treated the troops to fire upon him, and the execu- 

 tioner, finding himself unable to perform the duty 

 which he had undertaken, gave it up in despair. — 

 No magistrate or other law nfficer being present to 

 (^cide the course which was to be adopted, an ad- 

 jutant set off at full gallop to Athens for orders. — 

 He represented that the men had suffered more 

 than the pangs of death. An hour and a half of 

 cruel suspense occurred, when at length a detach- 

 ment of horse, preceded by a white flag, arrived, 

 and a shout was raised that the king had pardoned 

 the offenders. This being found true, the criminals 

 kissed the crucifix, the women who were present 

 wept with joy, and the multitude rent the air with 

 cries of " Glory to God and the king !" Every one 

 praised this termination of a scene of such painful 

 negligence, and the crowds returned home bless- 

 ing their sovereign. 



A PARMER WANTED. 



A man and wife or a single man are wanted to carry i 

 Farm ahoui U miles from Boston, for which reasonalj 

 wa'4es will he paid. None need apply hut Americans i 

 those that are acquainted with Farming and Gardenu 

 Fiisi rale recommendations will he required for honesty s 

 sohriety. Please apply at this office. 



^eptemher 25. 



A Yoiing Man ■Wanted on a Farm. 



The advertiser is in want of a smart young- man ihat-'J 

 well acquainted with the cultivation ol mgetahles, and ^'^ 

 that is also capable of taking charge ol horses, ann . 

 sicinr, one that understands it, he must be energetic, oci 

 antl tond of neatness and order ; he must produce evidc- 

 of a ,o-oo(/ moral character. Such a person may find a 

 mane'it situation by calling on .Messrs BRECK & CO. 

 5^ .None need apply hul such as answer to the above 



'September 25. istf 



WISSIIIPS BRIGHTON MRSERIES, 



AND BOTANIC GARDE^3. 



Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Cit 

 ers, Herbaceous, Perennials, Green Hi 

 Plants, &c. 



Orders addressed to Messrs W!NSll_ 

 .,„Kir-w Brighto^i, Mass., will he promptly execlta 

 and forwarded to any part of this or other countrie-^. 

 April 10. _^_ 



Jllorna Multicanlls Trees from Seed, 



The subscriber oiTers for sale 10,0(10 trees produced frqi 

 seed of the genuine Morus Multicaulis. The seed was rai» 

 ed on his premises IB 1835; the trees have been multiplied 

 for the two last years by layers, their growth is more rapid 

 than the original tree, and appear to lie sufficiently acclimsj 

 led to endure the winter, some of them having been left 

 standing in the open field unprotected during the two last 

 winter^ without any essential injury. The leaves are vert 

 lar"e and equal in quality to any other kind for feeding Ihs 

 silk worm. Those who are wishing to purchase a superior 

 kind ot Mulberry are requested to call and examine lor them 

 selves, before the foliage is <''=^'™5'-1lViN HASKELL 

 Harv.ird, September 11. 



MULBERRY TREES. 



The subscriber has on hand a quantity of MnlberryTrees of o 

 nualitv which is probably superior to any kind ever introduced 

 ilito this country. They were imported ./b«r years face and 

 thou"hthey have sustained the rigorous cold oi the last three 

 winters entirely unprotected, yet it is believed a Southern m 

 Vresiern climate would he more admirably adapted to then 

 orowth and propagation. Their foliage is most luxuriant 

 mid aflbrds more nourishment than any other variety, failk 

 uroduced by worms fed with the leaves, has been pronounced 

 hv iudses to be the best ever manufactured hy them, and de- 



Tra.emn,in the last Ce„h.n,.-The Boston -^-"V -'--- lij^^l^Jlii^'L n^it^^'T^,:; 



Extraordinary Scene at an Execution at Jlthens. 

 A scene which appears to h-ave e.xcited an ex- 

 traordinary sensation, occurred in Athens at the 

 commencement of August. The public execution- 

 er, of Loinia, had been sent for expressly to execute 

 two brigands, who had been condemned to death, 

 and so great is the horror of that officer in Athens 

 tJiat, although the government had taken the pre- 

 caution to surround him witli gen d'armes for his 

 security, he fell a victim to a.ssassination, previous- 

 iiy to the intended execution. The government 

 was mucli embarrassed for want of an executioner, 

 when another criminal, <»n the promise of a free 

 pardon for his offence.?, undertook the hateful office. 



Evening Post of April 0, 17(11, puhli.shes with great 

 glee the following paragraph, giving notice of the 

 great improvements which had been made, by a 

 spirit of enterprise which always distinguished our 

 ancestors, in the mode of travelling between Ports- 

 mouth and Boston : 



" We learn from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 

 that for the encouragement of trade from that place 

 to this town, a large stage chaise, with two good 

 horses, well equipped, will be ready by Monday 

 week next, to set out from thence to this place, to 

 perform once a week; to lodge at Ipswich the first 

 night ; from thence through Salem and Medford to 

 Charlestown ferry ; to tarry at Charlestown till 

 Thursday morning, so as to return to Portsmouth 

 the next day, and set out again the Monday follow, 

 ing, — that it will bo contrived to carry four per- 

 sons, the price to be 13 — 6 sterling." 



It thus appears that a week was consumed by 

 going in this fast vehicle, drawn by " two good 

 horses," in going to Boston and returning. When 

 the railroad is finished, a man will be able to visit 

 this city from Portsmouth before breakfast, transact 

 his business, and return to dinner. — Merc. Jour. 



for sale if immediate application is made lo the suhscn. . 



where specimens may be seen. , . ■ ■ 



Ako--A few hundred jVlorus Multicaulis and Asiatic. 

 ^'^° .JOHN N. BARBOUR, 



September 11. No. 30 Commercial Street, Bosioi 



GREEN'S PATENT, STRAV» CtlTTER. 



TOSEPH BRECK & CO. at the New England Agricul- 

 turd Warehouse and Seed Store, Nos.51 and 52 North Mar- 

 ket Street, have for sale, Green's Patent Straw, Hay and 

 Sialk Cutter, operating on a mechanical principle not belore 

 annlied to any implement for this purpose. The roost prom- 

 inent effects of this application, and some o( the consequent 

 peculiarities of the machine are: . 



1 So great a reduction of the quantum of power requisite 

 to use it, that the strength of a half grown bey is sufficient 

 to work it very efficiently. 



■:> With even this moderate power, it easily cuts two busti- 

 els'a minute, which is full twice as fa.st as has been claimed 

 by any other machine even when worked by horse or steam 



''"s'^Tlie knives owing to the peculiar manner in whichthey 

 cut,' require sharpening less often than those of any other 



'^^j'^'The machine is simple in its construclion, made and 

 nutto=elher very strongly. It is therefore not so liable as 

 the complicated "machines in general use to get outol order. 



The population of Paris amounts to 1,200,000 

 souls, and that of London to 1,700,000— in both 

 2,900,000. 



THE NEW ENGLAND F.IKNER 



Is pubiished every Wednesday Evening, at S3 per annum 

 payable at the end of the year— but those who pay within 

 sixty days from the time of subscribing are entitled to a de- 

 duction of 50 cents. •• 



4, TUTTLE, DENNETT AND CHISHOLM, PRINTERS, 



17 SOHOOLSTREKT BOSTO-N 



